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The beginnings of the cult of relics /

Christians have often admired and venerated martyrs who died for their faith, but for long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, Christian attitude toward the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiśniewski, Robert, 1968- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Relics.
Relics > History > To 1500.
Religious articles.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Reliques.
Objets religieux.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
relics.
religious objects.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Angelology & Demonology.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
To 1500
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prehisstory and early chronology of the cult of relics
  • The first miracles
  • Defenders of cities
  • Relics and divination
  • Burials ad sanctos
  • Finding relics
  • Touching relics
  • Displaying and seeing relics
  • Dividing relics
  • Discussion and theology
  • Eastern, western, and local habits in the cult of relics.